DUTCH prosecutors said that the Netherlands branch of Louis Vuitton will pay a €500,000 ($594,000) settlement in a money laundering case.
The luxury retailer failed to “adequately verify the identity of customers who repeatedly spent large sums of cash,” prosecutors said. This violated Dutch AML laws.
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Finland: GRECO welcomes progress on integrity reforms in Government and Police
GRECO
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has decided to close its 5th round compliance procedure in respect of Finland, recognizing the progress made in implementing anti-corruption reforms concerning top executive functions in central government and law enforcement agencies.
In a report published today, GRECO concludes that Finland has satisfactorily implemented or dealt with in a satisfactory manner eleven of the fourteen recommendations contained in the Fifth Evaluation Round report. The remaining three recommendations have been partly implemented.